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said if, or when they will be charged and tell thus is the second home invasion in as many weeks and this raises a count in oakland to 68. >> grief counselors met with kennedy high school's football team after a player was murdered. and he was killed in an apartment complex. police say they have a 20-year-old man and they continue to search for a second suspect. the team today met with the family saying he was a good kid and happened to be wearing a red shirt last night. >> he was a pretty good kid. and i'm really going to miss him.
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>> he'll hear from his mother and the team ahead on abc 7 news coming up at 5:00. >> and we're learning about the gunman who killed six people before police shot him to death. he's identified as 40-year-old wade michael page. they say page was unknown to them before this attack. >> abc news learned the gunman served six years in the army. after a search of his apartment, many questions remain unanswered. >> there is a lot of information to decipher and put together before we can tell you what that motive is. >> sources tell abc news he might have had ties to white supremacists. witnesses say they heard shots
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outside. the shooter approached and opened fire, killing two before entering the temple. the gunfire ended, seven people laid dead, including the gunman, three others critically wounded. the temple president among the dead. >> a blood trail and a blood battle shows he dragged himself away. >> among wounded lieutenant brian murphy, ambushed by the shooter as he helped a victim. the mayor brought up a recent movie theater shooting in colorado and said both show access to guns is too easy. >> every day, 34 americans are murdered with guns. easy access to guns is a national crisis. >> investigators believe he used only one gun that they say he bought legally in a
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milwaukee-area gun store. >> and david louie has been talk together local sikh community here in the bay area, coming up we'll have their reaction to this tragedy in wisconsin. >> there is a panel of sailing experts blames a dangerous course for the deaths of five sailors near the farallon islands. five people died after the sail boat cap sized and ran aground in rough seas. and other boats followed roughly the same force and concluded improved personal safety gear may have increased chances of surviving that accident. >> there are investigators looking into what caused a deadly crash in san leandro that left a car and driver pinned beneath a big rig. and there is the driver of the
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car, according to chp collided with two big rigs before 5:30. there, you can see the crash pinned a man underneath a big rig. >> union janitors marched through downtown san francisco and their contract expired last week. they agreed to stay on the job for now and these janitors clean 400 buildings in san francisco. >> and all of this excitement today following last night's landing. we are here now with an update. >> wayne? >> considering this $2.5 billion project cost average taxpayer $7 each f you watched last night you might feel you
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got your money's worth just in entertainment value. it had elements of a drama. a beginning, middle and a happy ending. is this relief or triumph? maybe a blend of the two? and curiosity touched down and ignited hopes. >> i am humbled by this experience. >> and he brought the high risk landing to reality and this is so so smooth and he photographed curiosity. moments later an image, black and white, checking in to say it's okay. >> our navigation error was on the low side of our expectations.
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>> translate that had is where they want to be in a gale as it reads the history of history of mars and answers the question did existence of life exist there? >> there is a commissioning activity period. we're going to make sure we're following across plains there. >> there is a new picture of a place on mars. for me that is the big payoff. >> another note. when it touched down there is one forth of the fuel remaining. and nation -- nasa hopes for a two-year exploration at least. probably a conservative projection. >> the mission was so complicated and there is as
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much relief as excite snmt. >> i'm still trying to figure that out but there is a reason nasa produce that had video, seven minutes of terror. the reason is that this was incredibly difficult project. and an engineering feat. there were very serious possibilities this would not work. it's never been test sod nasa had a plan to implement if it didn't go well saying we had done the best we could and it didn't work out that way. it worked perfectly. so much better than expected. >> that is clearly evidences by reaction interest there. you can head to the exploratorium, there is a full scale replica there right now this is on loan from nasa.
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and visitors can have terrain taken by curiosity. it will be on display through september 16th. >> see how difficult that was. we can put a rover on mars but forecasting weather? >> and there is no problem. and this week, we've got sharply rising temperatures coming your way. it's mild to warm and there is patches of fog at the coast. mid-50s to upper 70s and there are lingering patches of fog and lots of sunshine. there are warming beginning, and has begun already but will continue. high temperatures ranging from mid-60s on the coast to mid-90s inland. there is a chance of temperatures above 100 degrees
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in just days. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up shortly. >> thank you. >> and still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 next time your child has a cough you may want to head for the kitchen. researchers have evidence a traditional remedy work autos and a surprising study on chemotherapy. koit make it harder for the body to fight cancer in cases? >> and michael finney is taking your questions and will answer them live in just a little bit. >> 4:11 on a back to work monday. first check of traffic. there is the skyway that is the usual crawl, inch by inch head together lower deck of the bay bridge left to right. smoother sailing heading towards 101 south. stay with us.
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checking healthy living news, british scientist believe chico makes it harder for natural cells to battle the disease and can cause healthy cells to go skprog produce a protein that helps cancer resist cheemo 90% of the patients develop chemo resistance when treating cancer that's can spread. the study appears in journal nature medicine. >> watching many popular but sometimes violent cartoons can make it harder for small children to sleep well that is
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according to a study and discovered children that watch age appropriate educational problems were less likely to have sleep problems. the study appears in journal pediatric. >> there is more research backing up benefits of honey when it comes to treating a cough. researchers in israel discovered many children between ages one and five suffering of cough slept better if given a teaspoon of honey 30 minutes before bed time. one doctor noted it can help natural heal prog ses and is important to point out the honey board of israel helped fund this study. >> and grandma said tea and honey will get you better. >> a sports web site here in san francisco being acquired by turner broadcasting. and we're live with todays
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after the bell report. >> best buy shares surged today and the biggest gain in a decade. it closed up 13% today. shults left in june after a probe found he acted inappropriately in handling allegations of an affair between best buy's then ceo and a female employee. shults still owned 20% of best buy is looking for private partners to help finance the deal. best buy struggled to compete with online retailers. >> and there are more signs of a growing rivalry between apple and google. apple says it will not contain a default google app and points out you toob will be available in a browser and apple announced it's dumping
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google maps in favor of its own software. at and t says the new shared data plan will be available starting august 23 allowing customers to connect up to 10 devices on one account. at and t set up a center to help calculate how much data is needed following verizon, which launched its shared data plan back in june. and turner broadcasting bought wage report allowing to expand sports coverage and giving new advertising opportunities. this is after turner lost control of si.com and golf.com to corporate cousin, time z warner brothers delayed another big movie saying it's pushed release date for "the
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gatsby" for next summer. and stocks rose today, the s and p closing in a three-month high amid better than expected corporate earnings. your bloomberg silicon valley also closed higher. and nasa's curiosity rover landed safely on mars. the vehicle touched down at 1:32 a.m. eastern time after a $352 million mile journey to open space, scientists loaded the rover with sophisticated instruments to help determine whether mars has an environment that can inn.fact support life. and that is completely fascinating. larry, back to you. >> there is one more business note here. we want to do whatever we can to help people find jobs and in our next job fair noon to
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4:00 p.m. abc 7 job journal hire event at vine street development center. there is a list of companies set to be there on our web site. >> and it's beautiful and clear out there today. >> after a cool weekend. >> that is true. >> we'll see triple digit temperatures and you can't call it a heat wave, but it's close. >> it's a crawl. >> and there is a live view at al ka traz. there is sean connery. on we go to live doppler 7 hd. i must apologize, folks i just advanced beyond that graphic. it wasn't going to show you anything but clear skies from
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coast to inland. 72 degrees in oakland. 87 in oakland and there is warm, not not but warm. there is patchy clouds developing overnight. warmer all areas next few days and there are 100 degree temperatures plus inland. there is a big mass of hot air sliding west now so that will be pushing into the bay area and that is some patches of fog bushing away quickly giving us sunny skies from coast to inland for the day. and with that typical temperature speed. low temperatures overnight tonight with fog at the coast.
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another mild period. that is what we've had. there are mid to upper 70s on the peninsula. low to mid-60s on the coast and 68 degrees downtown san francisco. north bay nice and warm. highs into mid to upper 80s, up to 88 in calistoga. there is 94 in brentwood. mid to upper 70s near the bay. 90s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. there are 90s inland and thursday, friday, saturday, 100 plus, temperatures dropping off after that. so about closest thing to a
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heat wave. >> yes. yes. >> that is going to be official. >> next actress natalie portman's wedding in big sur and elton john with harsh words for madonna. >> and botox for your feet and other procedures women are now undergoing in order to step out in style. >> and taking a look at traffic this is up towards berkeley from i 80 and -- it's a mess in both directions.
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natalie portman takes a big step and charlie sheen makes a big don yigs. >> hollywood starletts dazzled the red carpet yesterday for the premier of the comedy paranorman. they promoted their latest family flick about a fwhi can speak with the dead. and i get nervous around kids so i have a bad habit of cursing. i'm, like, trying to be on my
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best behavior. there is a surprising amount of girls come out to see "paranorman" which i like to see. >> natalie portman married her fiancee friday, he was portman's coreos grafr for the film "black swan". the couple had a son last year. actor charlie sheen made a generous donations in relation to bible, pledging 50,000ses today the cincinnati reds community fund and last month donated to the uso. and get more celebrity news on otrc.com. >> elton john taking his war of words with madonna to a new level, the singer has been feuding with madonna but during an interview john
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declared her career is over, and said she looked like a quote, fair ground stripper. woah. john lashed out about her treatment of his good friend lady ga fw. a saying the queen of pop has been horrible to gaga. madonna has not issued a response, i'm sure it will be a classic. >> that is harsh from elton. >> yes. >> there is more ahead. drought could mean higher prices on the thanksgiving dinner table. >> and a controversial program that is going into affect today. >> and mitt romney has a big decision ahead. it is not paper or plastic, reporters ask about his running
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>> here at willy bird restaurant you can get exotic furky dishes and there is most going to direct delivery but they're just like ranchers everywhere dealing with the rising price of feed. at santa rosa willy bird ranch, 50,000 turkeys roam 400 acres of land. these turkeys eat feed made from corn and soy beans. a lot of it. the drought ravaging crops mean they're paying about $800 more per ton. there is a wholesale skbrer a retailer saying it's hard to say what average increase will be but there will be one. >> there have been people that
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put out pricing and he's seeing turkeys starting to come out on the market z this is 20, maybe 30 cents per pound more. >> i will still buy turkey but might be a smaller one. >> and there are prices on the rise for the same reason as well as beef. and he thinks that at thanksgiving time some of the larger grossers might give you a deal on a turkey to try to makeup the revenue on other items. >> there is a controversial program matching formerly loems people with pets began today. the program implies these former pan handles are getting
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paid to become dog companions in san francisco. >> this is only in san francisco. the training will begin here at richardson apartments this, is a housing complex. this is how this program works. 10 formerly homeless people will get stipends to become foster parents for the dogs at the shelter. the author of the plan was appointed to become the tsar on homelessness. there are critics among them, peta. >> in this case i think they're barking up the wrong tree. >> saying they're wrong in imposing this plan. but peta has been dogged in its criticism of wolf,
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standing for wonderful opportunities for occupants and fidoes. lindsay wright says mix of a homeless comp pan skbrin a dog with issues can be disastrous. >> they're poorly socialized and you're pufting them together with a population of folk who's are also dealing with their own challenges. >> and they say the 10 individuals have been screened and are back on track. >> they're all individuals have been through a job readiness program and have gotten a gold star from buildings they live in. >> starting today 10 woofers will be in training two weeks at the city-fund funded apartment house. >> this week we'll work with them in terms of understanding what you need to do to help a dog be socialized to be adopted. >> next week they'll practice what they've learned with their new companions. training starts this afternoon. there are 10 care givers will be attending and will be given
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five dogs. now there is a $10,000 grant that funds this but peta says it will match $10,000 if the city gives up this program. that $10,000, peta says can be used for homeless program was out animals or perhaps to fund pet owners who want dogs fixed but don't have money to do it. we'll peek into the training. >> president obama expects to take in $2.5 million for his campaign war chest with help from some of the biggest names tonight. this is the campaign took in
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$75 million. romney campaign raised $100 million in back to back months. republican party ahounsed former secretary of state and current stanford professor kond looza rice will speak during it's convention later this month. and south carolina governor nikki hailey will address delegates in tampa, florida. reporters asked who his running mate might be and he answered another question. >> paper or plastic. he went shopping and says he plans to cook dinner in his vacation home in new hampshire. his shopping list included insect repellent along with soda and yogurt from a supermarket. he just chuckled when asked if any phone shall running mate might be joining him for dinner. >> and secretary of state
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clinton is in the middle of an overseas trip to africa and getting her groove on during the visit. >> and there is still questions on twitter and facebook. and i will be answering questions here live in just a moment. >> i'm spencer christian. there are no doubts at the coast. there is hot weather coming our way. >> another look at traffic. it is pretty good in both directions. this is pretty good. stay with us.
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>> japan released new video of the moment after the massive quake and tsunami. the images from surveillance cameras at the command center showing the office shaking and the chief can be heard yelling "this is serious. we've just had an explosion" this, is considered the world's worst nuclear accident since chern yobl. the 67th anniversary of hiroshima, the bombing by the u.s. and japan ended world war ii. >> secretary of state hillary clinton arrived in johannaburg and visited nelson mandela, who is now 94 years old and no longer makes public appearances. he lives in the same village where he was born and raised. secretary clinton stopped in
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south africa following yesterday's visit to malawi where she learned native dance moves. >> time to check the forecast. >> there is this continues to be one of the hottest summers on record. 95 up at great falls, montana. 92 in chicago. here in the bay area there is a warm day. nis 97 in chico. there is a high of 89 tomorrow. and there is 73 in oakland. 94 degrees tomorrow, a 31
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degree range between the high at pacifica near the coast. taking a look at other highs, into our inland locations highs of 1 in livermore and there is 84 in napa. 82 san jose tomorrow. 79 santa cruz. nice, warm around the bay with highs 77 in fremont. there is is just going to get warmer and warmer and there is highs above 100 degrees. >> yes. yes. >> and there is a moment to help thank people helping raise thousands of dollars for foster kids in the bay area.
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and you can make a difference, too. like abc 7 news right now and $1 will be donated to abc 7 sleep train dream campaign. >> taking a look at challenges to keep americans going strong into senior years. >> how is this for unusual skills? slicing vegetables with playing cards. he's going for a world record. >> is it right to have to pay a shipping fee to replace a product you already paid full price for? i'll have the answer coming up.
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michael finney is here now and shannon tweeted should i have to pay shipping to get a replacement for a product i already paid full price for? >> i would say no but i won't shop at a place that asked that of you. and you have to see who is going pay shipping back and forth and if you get it wrong, boy complain. few stores stick with that rule knowing they lost you as a customer. >> this is from i've yeen,
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asking is there a place to find out where products, in particular, vitamins and supplements proper dused?. >> yeah. you can find it on the side of the package. the way laws are written in the united states, the way our laws are written almost every product in the use has to tell you where it came from. that is when when you take a look at a car it will tell you. numbers all over the place. that is applying to vitamins and minerals as well. >> marryy we mails very a couple wheelchairs and looking to donate them. >> that is a nice thing to do. it's not as easy as you might think.
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and there is such a danger that there are a lot of charities only step cash. i know goodwill does not accept wheelchairs, however salvation army takes them, checks them and passes them along. >> and similar with strollers? because of liability concerns? >> it's similar because of liability and you want to make sure those that need it gets a good one. >> nice to know salvation army is there for that. >> more people are living longer than before. but that is creating new challenges for health care. there are experts want people to know how to stay healthy into senior years.
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and there is a bit of trivia every day for 18 years, 10,000 americans will turn 65. those 65-year-olds living into 70s, 08s and 90s. we've added 30 years to our life expectancy to 1900 but with a rapidly growing population of older people there is a challenge to keep them healthy and engaged in the world around them. this is to talk about keys to aging well. >> first of all invest at every age and stage in live. and we know enough now from a public health point of view prevention matters for young people. and for newborns but so
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learning how to implement that for ourselves to do things like... healthy eating and staying active but also, not being socially isolated. staying engaged and doing things one cares about into older stages. all matter. >> this is the kind of topic i'll be discussing on my new show "katie". to follow the latest you can go to katie couric.com or follow me on twitter. >> and the show airs right before this newscast at 3:00. again that is september 10th. >> and wedding proposal caught on camera goes viral. a couple in the picture did not know it was happening. the story of a extraordinary photo. >> how this man is trying to break an unusual world record.
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a photographer happened to capture a moment a couple will remember forever in a picture that went viral on the web. patrick lieu snaps about 300 photos per day. he had his camera when joel skbush his girlfriend jen orr went for a walk on n.texas a few nights ago. >> what tipped you off he was about to propose? >> my friend spotted it. you have to predict these things and approach it correctly. i went back to my friend. >> he posted his photo and
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within hours became the top post. lieu didn't know whot couple was. and they had a chance to meet him over the weekend. >> and there is a man in china wants to carve out a place in the guiness book of world records for doing something you may not have seen until now. he throws playing cards so fast they slice vegetables. his record is 12 cucumbers in 47 seconds. and he spends two hours perfecting the craft. and he's thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. we want to remind you about our app for iphone, you can down load it free and receive headlines the moment you wake
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up. >> final record on a sailing tragedy outlines mistakes by the crew of the low speed chase yacht that went down in the farallon autos grief after a son is murdered she believes because of the color of his clothes. >> i'm sandhya patel. summer living up to its nim and what areas will be baking in the heat. >> freeway signs are lit up with an amber alert urging drivers to be on the lookout. police say her father took her and they may be headed to the bay area. investigators say if this man who kidnapped his 1-year-old daughter in san joaquin county. cording to police he threatened to harm himself and the little girl. she has black hair and brown
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eyes seen wearing yellow and green polka dot pa jam mas. authorities say he may be driving a 1999 silver gmc yukon. and they're asking you to call 911 if if you spot that car or martinez. >> there is another top story, police arrested a suspect in the murder of a popular football player. >> tonight looking for a second suspect in the shooting death. and it's the clr of his football team and abc 7 is in richmond and those who knew him say he would never be involved with gang autos that is right. people say he had spend the day in a family barbecue, very close to his mother, people say he was a good kid.
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that is why many are having a hard time. his mother says she, too, had gone out to walk the dogs when seconds later her son was shot. she says i turned the corner they had killed him. i can't believe it. i think he's still in his room. i can't go inside. he was shot shortly after 9:30, police have arrested a man in his 20s and are looking for another. >> we do believe the suspect does have gang ties. >> but not grijalva. he's described as an honest young man who stayed away from trouble. >> we were thinking yesterday was the wrong place at the wrong time. wearing the wrong colors he loved to play high school
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football. his mother said he was also a fan of the 49ers and always wore red. which she believes is why he was wrongly targeted by a gang. today some team members and coach came to pay respects and show support. >> he will be miss bid all of his teammates. they're -- we're going through a griefing -- grieving period right now. >> this is a teammate. >> i seen him every day. he's at practice every day. working hard, next day, he's gone. >> kennedy high will have grief counseling for members of the team z school starts in two weeks. students will be offered the same kind of counseling. >> we have to continue to educate our kids about the dispute resolution, not resorting to violence, not resorting to use of weapons.
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>> and police do not have a motive. this is the 13th homicide this year. >> thank you. all event permits for races have been suspended following an investigation into a sailing traj dmi april. five people killed in that race and mack matthews is here now with the developments. >> the sailing appointed an independent review panel to investigate the accident that killed five sailors today, their report is out, it confirms their preliminary findings. the sail boat crashed onto the southeast farrah lone islands. and seven
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